Welcome to Fruitvale ...

Fruitvale is located in Alameda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fruitvale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Fruitvale is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Fruitvale lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

In the past, Fruitvale was named Brays. and Fruit Vale. For more information about the names of Fruitvale, see The Names of Fruitvale on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Fruitvale ...

While we believe that this Fruitvale is located in Alameda County, we know of another 2 California communities named Fruitvale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Fresno and Kern County.

Beyond California, there are 10 communities that are also named Fruitvale - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fruitvale.

Communities near Fruitvale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fruitvale.

• San Francisco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <3>
• Oakland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
• Hayward
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <3>
• Concord
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
• Berkeley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <3>
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Daly City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <3>
• San Mateo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <3>
• San Leandro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leandro
  • San Leandro is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Leandro <3>
• San Ramon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fruitvale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fruitvale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fruitvale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fruitvale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fruitvale. See our Newspapers Page for Fruitvale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fruitvale ...

Looking for more information about Fruitvale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fruitvale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fruitvale.

Adding Fruitvale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fruitvale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fruitvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Fruitvale post office opened in 1892.

We also found Fruitvale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fruitvale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fruitvale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/